iConverged

2006 round-up

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28 12 2006

Another year goes by before you know it ! Hope you folks had a great holiday season. In 2007, we will be adding another radical free thinker to this blog - hope to see his posts soon.

Time for a quick look at the articles posted.

So here is the Round-up:

Technology Related (oldest to newest)

Lampost Wi-Fi (They call it Mesh, Mun-Fi and other snazzy names) - An analysis of the attractive mesh-wifi solutions from Cisco and Tropos and my thoughts on its evolution
Security and Convergence in your Palm - A Short commentary on the travails of being fully connected with smart phones. (How connected do we really need to be ?)
SPAM over Internet Telephony (SPIT, SPIM) - A technical analysis of Spam over Internet Telephony and mechanisms to avoid it
‘Fast Convergence’ – Oxymoron ? The case of Gmail-Talk - A look at the new Gmail integrated chat system and an under the hood look at the overhead this convergence brings us
Be a ‘Fon’-ero. Why technology is not just about technology ( Peer2Peer Wifi Sharing) - An analysis of the ‘Fon’ wifi sharing rage
The next step to convergence is … Divergence: The case of the Kosher Phones - Simplicity will always have a market ! A look at some Israeli companies cashing in by tying religious beliefs to technology
Cisco finally takes a SIP - the giant nods it’s head at SIP. Whefore art thou, SKINY ?
Broadband-IP - a look at the evolution and the market for Broadband-IP
3GPP and IMS - How real is it ? - A look at the current status of IMS and how close or far this technology is from live deployment. The article also talks about the key concepts and philosophy of the 3G architecture.
‘Tis the Season of Surcharges & Fees - a look at how ma-bells are killing you with surchanges and an opinion of whether the new kids on the block (internet telephony) can ever displace them
Free PSTN calling from Skype - marketing gimmick with a punch ? - An in-depth analysis of the free Skype calling offer, what it may cost Skype and what the future holds for us and them.
H.325 - Do we never learn ? - Sigh. Another protocol evolution for the ‘next generation’ ?
Amazon’s S3 and EC2 - classic application long tail - An analysis of what it means now that Amazon is offer computing and storage on demand, what their motivations are, and why I think they did a better job at market positioning than everyone’s darling, google.
A-IMS from Verizon and Buddies: A Good thing as I see it - A dive into Verizon’s latest A-IMS specification and an analysis of what it offers over 3GPP IMS standardization work.
Identity Based Encryption (IBE) - A look at a stateless encryption mechanism offering several advantages over the public/private key infrastructure.
Its not VoIP, AJAX, Web 2.0 - its SAAS (Software as a Service) - An analysis of the SAAS market and it’s value chain for producers, aggregators and consumers, specific to the converged communications world.
SIP and Skype, P2P and Supernodes - what a melee - An analysis of super nodes, why Skype uses them, and principles of P2P networks which make supernodes an evil neccessity
IMS vs. 3G vs. Wimax – Part I (Basics) - The first in a series of articles, explaining how IMS, 3G and WiMax co-exist and/or replace each other.
IMS WiMAX interworking - Policy - Part II - The second in the series of IMS and WiMAX articles, talking about how they may interwork at a policy level.

Red Tie Yapping (oldest to newest)

The Truth Hits Home - A short and sweet post on how the Internet connects lives. Sometimes, with all the high-tech talk, we miss out on the simple examples.
Life Graph of a Startup - An analysis of the rise, fall and mega-rise of a startup (courtesy venturewoods.org)
Effective Presentations - A look at how you can turn into a great presenter in front of colleagues and customers
The importance of Process - It can’t be said enough. A good process is critical for software developement. You’d be surprise how process oriented most of us are, even though you may not realize it.
What is Job Satisfaction ? - can you define it ? Is it more money, more family time, or a mix of the two ? An attempt to classify job satisfaction at a macro level.
Outsourcing with obligation - Instead of asking ‘What is going to happen to me’, ask ‘How can I continue to be effective ?’. Life is about keeping at pace with the world.
UN-Geekification (or the transition from hands-on to hands-off) - It happens to the best of us. All of us eventually rise to a point of incompetence. Have you already become the proverbial ‘pointy haired boss’ ?
Striving to be the Best - what does it mean to be the best at your job and why is it key to your success ?
Employee Loaded Costs - do you have any idea how much your company is actually spending on you ? Take note before you think a 15% pay hike at a competitor’s place is a better deal for you.
An Engineer turned Salesman - A funny video on how passion makes the geekiest of guys the best of salesmen (this video was produced for Microsoft, and features sr. execs from Microsoft, playing the lead characters, it seems)
From My Heart to Yours -An open appeal to south-asians to get themselves checked for a healthy heart
Conveniences of the Future - A funny look at URL based dialing. Whoever said it is more intuitive than phone numbers ?
Preparing for your first customer meeting - some tips on how to prepare effectively for your first customer meeting